People forced to breathe air polluted with large amounts of wildfire smoke visit hospital emergency rooms more often for ...

The deadly wildfires that swept through Los Angeles this year likely contributed to hundreds more deaths, say researchers ...

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Predicting smoke from wildfires, as opposed to standard urban pollution from human activity, is a lot more complicated, ...

Canadian wildfire smoke has worsened the air quality in multiple states and irritated the eyes, noses and throats of many ...

To mitigate potential risks, public health is encouraging people to limit their exposure and seek cleaner air by: Keeping ...

How wildfire smoke and poor air quality can affect your health, and how to protect yourself Dr. Shazma Mithani Special to The Globe and Mail Published June 12, 2025 Updated July 14, 2025 ...

Officials are grappling with 24 raging fires, and more than 900,000 hectares have burned. Alberta, meanwhile, has at least 50 smaller fires; about 5,000 people have been evacuated.

A person travels in a boat past people walking on the boardwalk as smoke from the McDougall Creek wildfire blankets the area on Okanagan Lake, in Kelowna, B.C., Friday, Aug. 18, 2023.

Even short-term spikes in smoke exposure, like those during wildfires, lead to a surge in emergency visits for strokes, especially among people over 65.

Environment | June 6, 2025 The thick, dense smoke billowing from the wildfires is blowing long distances affecting air quality levels in Mississauga. Wildfire smoke is different from common air ...